بكر
b-k-r
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root بكر across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root بكر (bkr) primarily means to go forth or come early in the morning, between daybreak and sunrise. It can also tropically mean to hasten to something at any time, morning or evening.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
b-k-r
Listen:
بُكْرَةً
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Root letters:
ب — ك — ر
Word Family Tree (5 forms)
All word forms derived from the root بكر as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 12×
Concordance — 12 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root بكر appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (12)
Noun (12 verses — showing first 5)
Mary 19:11
Noun
فَخَرَجَ عَلَىٰ قَوۡمِهِۦ مِنَ ٱلۡمِحۡرَابِ فَأَوۡحَىٰۤ إِلَیۡهِمۡ أَن سَبِّحُوا۟ بُكۡرَةࣰ وَعَشِیࣰّا ١١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
So he came out to his people from the prayer chamber and signaled to them to exalt [ Allah ] in the morning and afternoon
Mary 19:62
Noun
لَّا یَسۡمَعُونَ فِیهَا لَغۡوًا إِلَّا سَلَـٰمࣰاۖ وَلَهُمۡ رِزۡقُهُمۡ فِیهَا بُكۡرَةࣰ وَعَشِیࣰّا ٦٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
They will not hear therein any ill speech - only [greetings of] peace - and they will have their provision therein, morning and afternoon
وَقَالُوۤا۟ أَسَـٰطِیرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ ٱكۡتَتَبَهَا فَهِیَ تُمۡلَىٰ عَلَیۡهِ بُكۡرَةࣰ وَأَصِیلࣰا ٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And they say, "Legends of the former peoples which he has written down, and they are dictated to him morning and afternoon."
The Cow 2:68
Noun
قَالُوا۟ ٱدۡعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ یُبَیِّن لَّنَا مَا هِیَۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ یَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةࣱ لَّا فَارِضࣱ وَلَا بِكۡرٌ عَوَانُۢ بَیۡنَ ذَ ٰلِكَۖ فَٱفۡعَلُوا۟ مَا تُؤۡمَرُونَ ٦٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
They said, "Call upon your Lord to make clear to us what it is." [Moses] said, "[ Allah ] says, 'It is a cow which is neither old nor virgin, but median between that,' so do what you are commanded."
وَسَبِّحُوهُ بُكۡرَةࣰ وَأَصِیلًا ٤٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And exalt Him morning and afternoon
Derived Forms (5)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| بُكْرَةً | bukrahan | Noun | 7× | |
| وَٱلْإِبْكَٰرِ | walʾiibkari | Noun | 2× | |
| وَأَبْكَارًا | waʾaabkaāranā | Noun | 1× | |
| أَبْكَارًا | ʾaabkaāranā | Noun | 1× | |
| بِكْرٌ | bikrun | Noun | 1× |